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SPECIAL RECYCLING INSTRUCTIONS

Faculty and Staff | Residence Hall Residents | Williams Village Residents | Family Housing Residents | Off-Campus Residents

Faculty and Staff

Newspaper and Office Pak can be conveniently recycled in your own desk side recycling bin!

• Place your newspapers in one side and office pak on the other side of the divider in the bin. Desk side recycling bins are emptied once a week by Collections Staff. Call Facilities Management at 2-5321 for your office’s desk side collection day or to request additional bins.

Use the Where to Recycle Chart to find out where to bring Co-Mingled Containers, Corrugated Cardboard, and Magazines and Catalogs.

Special Materials. Separate diskettes, transparencies, CDs and Tyvek envelopes and mail in small quantities to Recycling at Campus Box 209. Toner cartridges and ink jet cartridges can be deposited in the basement of Regent Hall, in Norlin Library at Imaging Services or brought them to the Intermediate Processing Facility (hyperlink to IPF).

In-Office Trainings. CU Recycling staff can visit your office or department to share the latest information on recycling at CU and assess how much your office has helped the environment through your recycling and waste reduction efforts.

Green Products Guide. You are not recycling unless you are buying recycled products. CU has compiled the Recycled Products Guide which contains information on recycled options for a wide variety of products.

Special Collections. If you are cleaning out files, storerooms, etc. and have more recyclables than the current recycling station can handle, please call 2-5321 to arrange for special containers and collections.

Confidential Shredding. At your request, CU Recycling crews will collect your sensitive documents and take them to our on-campus facility for shredding and recycling with a guarantee of confidentiality. A certificate of confidential destruction can be provided. Click here for more information.

Pallet Recycling. Used wooden pallets are collected from the main campus loading docks once a week. Please place your pallets out of the way. Do not put pallets in the trash. Call 2-5321 for a special pickup if you have a large quantity of pallets.

Battery Disposal. Environmental Health & Safety accepts sealed and non-leaking batteries from pagers, cell phones, laptops, etc. from University operations. Dispose alkaline batteries as trash. Contact 2-7845 for more info.

Stay Informed. Receive monthly updates on local & national recycling developments, new programs, and upcoming events. Send an e-mail message to listproc@lists.colorado.edu. In the message text, type: Subscribe recycling-infolist <your full name>.

Get involved. Work with the Staff Council or Boulder Faculty Assembly to improve campus recycling. Or, volunteer with CU Recycling to educate others about the benefits and ways of recycling. Share your ideas with us!

Be a Recycling Leader. By "adopting" a campus building, you’ll have the potential to influence your peers and save dozens of trees. Give us a call to find out how to educate other students, faculty and staff about the benefits and proper procedures of recycling.

 

Residence Halls

USE YOUR IN-ROOM RECYCLING CONTAINER!

Thanks to RHA, the blue recycling container in your room is there to make recycling easier.

• Use the blue bin to store and tote your recyclables. If used to collect CO-Mingled Containers, it will prevent spills. Use separate bags or boxes to collect Newspaper and Office Pak.
• You are responsible for taking your trash & recycling to your hall’s designated areas. See the chart below for guidance.
• Bags, boxes, and trash are NOT acceptable in recycling bins.
• If you are missing your in room recycling bin go to http://fixit.colorado.edu. Housing Facilities will deliver you a new bin shortly.

Stay Informed. Receive monthly updates on local & national recycling developments, new programs, and upcoming events. Send an e-mail message to listproc@lists.colorado.edu. In the message text, type: Subscribe recycling-infolist <your full name>.

Get involved. Work with the Residence Hall Association to improve campus recycling. Or, volunteer with CU Recycling to educate others about the benefits and ways of recycling. Share your ideas with us!

No news is good news. One newspaper subscription uses two trees in just one semester! Do you really need your own? Read the news on-line, share a subscription with friends, or buy from a vending machine when you need one.

Reduce your waste. Carry a reusable mug to use instead of disposable cups. Use your backpack instead of a bag. Use your head — cut your waste.

Be a Recycling Leader. By "adopting" a campus building, you’ll have the potential to influence your peers and save dozens of trees. Give us a call to find out how to educate other students, faculty and staff about the benefits and proper procedures of recycling.

 

Williams Village

 

Mixed Paper Pilot. Williams Village is the site our first Mixed Paper Pilot on campus. Recycling at Williams Village is easier and more convenient than before! Newspaper, office paper, Magazines, Catalogs, Phonebooks and Paperboard are collected together in Mixed Paper Bins.

USE YOUR IN-ROOM RECYCLING CONTAINER!

Thanks to RHA, the blue recycling container in your room is there to make recycling easier.

• Use the blue bin to store and tote your recyclables. If used to collect CO-Mingled Containers, it will prevent spills. Use separate bag or box to collect Mixed Paper
• You are responsible for taking your trash & recycling to one of the four Waste and Recycling Stations – Stearns West dock, Darley North Dock, and the North and South sides of the Buff Bus Station.
• Empty your CO-Mingled Containers into the appropriate bins located on each floor of Williams Village or on the loading dock.
• Newspaper is collected from your door each Tuesday and Thursday morning. Place newspaper outside your door by 7:30 am or the night before. If you miss the collection day, take it down to the bins on the loading dock.
• Housekeeping collects trash from your door every morning (Monday-Friday).
• Take Office Pak, Magazines, & Cardboard to the designated bins at Darley Commons.
• Bags, boxes, and trash are NOT acceptable in recycling bins.
• If you are missing your in room recycling bin go to http://fixit.colorado.edu. Housing Facilities will deliver you a new bin shortly.

Stay Informed. Receive monthly updates on local & national recycling developments, new programs, and upcoming events. Send an e-mail message to listproc@lists.colorado.edu. In the message text, type: Subscribe recycling-infolist <your full name>.

Get involved. Work with the Residence Hall Association to improve campus recycling. Or, volunteer with CU Recycling to educate others about the benefits and ways of recycling. Share your ideas with us!

No news is good news. One newspaper subscription uses two trees in just one semester! Do you really need your own? Read the news on-line, share a subscription with friends, or buy from a vending machine when you need one.

Reduce your waste. Carry a reusable mug to use instead of disposable cups. Use your backpack instead of a bag. Use your head — cut your waste.

Be a Recycling Leader. By "adopting" a campus building, you’ll have the potential to influence your peers and save dozens of trees. Give us a call to find out how to educate other students, faculty and staff about the benefits and proper procedures of recycling.

 

Family Housing

In Family Housing, recycling bins are located near each court’s trash dumpsters. Remember, bags, boxes and trash are not acceptable in recycling bins.

Family Housing Recycling Locations Court Location Materials Collected Athens Lot 145 Newspaper, Office Pak, Co-mingled Containers and Cardboard Athens Lot 151 Newspaper, Office Pak, Co-mingled Containers and Cardboard Athens Lot 146 Office Pak, Magazines and Catalogs Athens Lot 147 Newspaper and Co-mingled Containers Athens North Lot 131 Office Pak, Newspaper, Co-mingled Containers Smiley Lot 506 Office Pak, Newspaper, Co-mingled Containers Smiley Lot 513 Newspaper, Office Pak, Co-mingled Containers and Cardboard Smiley Lot 522 Newspaper,Co-mingled Containers and Cardboard Smiley Lot 533 Office Pak, Newspaper, Co-mingled Containers Smiley Lot 509 Office Pak, Newspaper, Co-mingled Containers Smiley Daycare Center Office Pak, Newspaper, Co-mingled Containers
Newton Lot 192 (Daycare) Newspaper, Office Pak, Co-mingled Containers and Cardboard Newton Lot 177 Office Pak, Newspaper, Co-mingled Containers Newton Lot 179 Newspaper, Office Pak, Co-mingled Containers and Cardboard Newton Lot 196 Office Pak, Newspaper, Co-mingled Containers, Magazines and Catalogs

Stay Informed. Receive monthly updates on local & national recycling developments, new programs, and upcoming events. Send an e-mail message to listproc@lists.colorado.edu. In the message text, type: Subscribe recycling-infolist <your full name>.

Get involved. Work with the Family Housing Tenant Council to improve campus recycling. Or, volunteer with CU Recycling to educate others about the benefits and ways of recycling. Share your ideas with us!

No news is good news. One newspaper subscription uses two trees in just one semester! Do you really need your own? Read the news on-line, share a subscription with friends, or buy from a vending machine when you need one.

Reduce your waste. Carry a reusable mug to use instead of disposable cups. Use your backpack instead of a bag. Use your head — cut your waste.

Be a Recycling Leader. By "adopting" a campus building, you’ll have the potential to influence your peers and save dozens of trees. Give us a call to find out how to educate other students, faculty and staff about the benefits and proper procedures of recycling.

 

Off-Campus Recycling

In Boulder:

• Recycling in Boulder is collected by your trash hauler. The City of Boulder requires haulers to provide unlimited recycling service at no additional cost. All haulers provide a two-sort system which collects CO-mingled Containers in one cart/ bin and Mixed Paper (cardboard, magazines, phone books, paperboard, office paper). Contact Recycle Boulder at 303-441-4234 or EcoCycle at 303-444-6634 with questions or for a list of haulers.

Other Cities in Boulder County:

• Contact www.bouldercountyrecycles.net or EcoCycle at 303-444-6634 or www.ecocycle.org for info on your community’s services.

Recycling Centers:

• EcoCycle (5030 Old Pearl St.) accepts hard-to-recycle materials such as computers, printers, TV’s, block Styrofoam, plastic bags, textiles, athletic shoes and hardback books. Open Mon-Sat, 9am-4pm. Call 303-444-6634.
• Boulder County Recycling Center (1901 63rd St. @ Arapaho Ave.) accepts scrap metal and separated office paper, cardboard, magazines, paperboard and co-mingled containers. Drop-off center open 24 hours. Contact 720-564-2220 or www.bouldercountyrecycles.net for guidelines.
• Boulder County Household Hazardous Waste Facility (5880 Butte Mill Rd.) accepts auto batteries, paint, cleaners, motor oil, antifreeze, adhesives, gardening products, etc. Drop-off open Weds, Fri & Sat, 8am-12pm. Call 303-441-4800 for more information.

No news is good news. One newspaper subscription uses two trees in just one semester! Do you really need your own? Read the news on-line, share a subscription with friends, or buy from a vending machine when you need one.

Reduce your waste. Carry a reusable mug to use instead of disposable cups. Use your backpack instead of a bag. Use your head — cut your waste.

Get involved with the Green Teams. Spread the recycling word on the Hill. Visit student houses with information on how, when and where to recycle right. Contact us at 2-8307 for more info.

Be a Recycling Leader. By "adopting" a campus building, you’ll have the potential to influence your peers and save dozens of trees. Give us a call to find out how to educate other students, faculty and staff about the benefits and proper procedures of recycling.

Stay Informed. Receive monthly updates on local & national recycling developments, new programs, and upcoming events. Send an e-mail message to listproc@lists.colorado.edu. In the message text, type: Subscribe recycling-infolist <your full name>.